錦衣衛
Chinese edit
brocade; embroidered work; bright | gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear |
to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname | ||
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trad. (錦衣衛/錦衣衞) | 錦 | 衣 | 衛/衞 | |
simp. (锦衣卫) | 锦 | 衣 | 卫 |
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
錦衣衛
- (history) Embroidered Uniform Guard (the imperial secret police that served the emperors of the Ming dynasty)